Sarah Marshall Hayden
1825–1899First woman novelist in Illinois
Famous people · Shawnee Township
Born near Shawnee Township: 21 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Sarah Marshall Hayden, from Old Shawneetown, 5 mi away. Kassie DePaiva is the most widely known, written about in 16 languages. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Shawnee Township. The longest list of any town in Illinois belongs to Alton, with 65.
Born nearby
21
within 35 miles
Closest
12 mi
Kassie DePaiva
Best known
Kassie DePaiva
in 16 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Shawnee Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Shawnee Township
They were born in 6 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Francis C. Green
1835–1905United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Shawnee Township and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. Nearby people are those born in a town within 35 miles; distances are town center to town center. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (13)
- Kassie DePaiva: GabboT, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Earle Clements: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James H. Wilson: Brady National Photographic Art Gallery (Washington, D.C.), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alvin Peterson Hovey: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ann Hovey: Warner Bros., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frederick C. Leonard: Leonard Family, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jerry Wayne Parrish: US Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Samuel S. Marshall: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank C. Millspaugh: National Photo Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William W. Wilshire: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sarah Marshall Hayden: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bluford Wilson: Paul and Chester Farthing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Julian H. Lewis: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons